Register to join Session II of GIC’s upcoming series, Ukraine: One Year Later. We invite you to join us virtually on Thursday, March 9, 2023 to explore war and the tools of war including drones, the use of artificial intelligence, and the effects of war on health. This session is a half-day virtual conference.

Ukraine: One Year Later is a four-part series examining the impact of the war in Ukraine hosted in partnership with the University of South Florida Sarasota Manatee, and the Florida West Coast Chapter of the Air and Space Forces Association. This hybrid series will take place virtually and in-person between February – April in 2023, and cover themes such as the military-geopolitical outlook, the financial-economic arena, implications on agriculture, cybersecurity, and world trade.

The conference series is co-chaired by Major General David Scott Gray, US Air Force (retired) and David R. Kotok, Chairman and CIO, Cumberland Advisors. They are developing the program so it blends the finance and economics issues of Russia-Ukraine with the military and defense components. This is the second year of the series following a successful and quickly assembled first year held shortly after Russia invaded. The events will be held in-person at the Selby Auditorium at the University of South Florida Sarasota – Manatee and virtually via zoom.

Agenda

Thursday, March 9, 2023

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks

• Karen Holbrook, Ph.D., Regional Chancellor, USFSM
• David R. Kotok, Chairman and CIO, Cumberland Advisors
• Major General David Scott Gray, U.S. Air Force (Ret), Chair, President, and CEO of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge

8:45 – 9:45 a.m. | Session I: Drones and Emerging Technologies

• Lieutenant General (Ret) David Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

9:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Session II: Artificial Intelligence in Warfare

• Lieutenant General (Ret) David Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
• Brian Barnier, Head of Analytics, ValueBridge Advisors
• Colonel Brendan Dunne, Global Analytics Platform Director, U.S. Special Operations Command
• Mark Grzegorzewski, Ph.D., Joint Special Operations University, Department of Strategic Intelligence and Emerging Technology, Senior Academic Instructor contractor (RDR), Army Cyber Institute Non-Resident Fellow
• Moderator: Major General David Scott Gray, U.S. Air Force (Ret), Chair, President, and CEO of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Session III: Health and War

• Jody L. McBrien, Ph.D., Professor, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee College of Arts and Sciences School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies
• Bob Delaney, Author, Heroes are Human: Lessons in Resilience, Courage, and Wisdom from the COVID Front Lines
• Moderator: Karen Holbrook, Ph.D., Regional Chancellor, USFSM

12:15 – 12:45 p.m. | Keynote: US Military and Humanitarian Relief

• Major General David Scott Gray, U.S. Air Force (Ret), Chair, President, and CEO of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge

12:45 p.m. | Concluding Remarks

• Major General David Scott Gray, U.S. Air Force (Ret), Chair, President, and CEO of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge

1:00 p.m. | Speakers’ Lunch
Hosted by Cumberland Advisors and RiskBridge Advisors, LLC

Registration fees are subject to a full refund until 72-hours in advance of the scheduled program.